Hop plant named &#39;HBC 735&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new hop plant named ‘HBC 735’ is disclosed. ‘HBC 735’ is used for its exceptional and unique aromatic qualities, and is suitable for beer flavoring.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Priority is claimed with respect to U.S. Provisional Patent Application63/204,957 filed on Nov. 2, 2020.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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Genus and species: Humulus lupulus.

Variety denomination: ‘HBC 735’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

HBC ‘735’ is a product of a controlled breeding program carried out bythe inventors in the Yakima Valley of Washington State. ‘HBC ‘735’ wasone of several seedlings resulting from an open pollination cross madein 2010 with female parent HBC ‘463’, an unpatented variety, and anunknown male parent. Seedling plants from this cross were planted in2011 and screened for disease resistance and sex in a greenhouse andfield nursery near Granger, Wash. A single plant of ‘HBC 735’ wasselected in 2014. In 2015 ‘HBC 735’ was asexually reproduced viasoftwood cuttings, and expanded to thirty (30) plants in an evaluationblocks near Toppenish, Wash. In 2019 ‘HBC 735’ was further expanded to aone (1) acre test block near Moxee, Wash. with plants asexuallyreproduced via softwood cuttings. The ‘HBC 735’ plants have now beenobserved and evaluated for several years. Throughout several generationsof asexual propagation, ‘HBC 735’ has been observed to retain itsdistinctive characteristics and remain true to type.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

FIG. 1 illustrates a maturing ‘HBC 735’ hop plant as growing on atrellis;

FIG. 2 illustrates a multiple of trellis with maturing ‘HBC 735’ hopplants;

FIG. 3 illustrates bines of a mature ‘HBC 735’ hop plant as grown on atrellis;

FIG. 4 illustrates whole mature cones of a ‘HBC 735’ hop plant;

FIG. 5 illustrates cross sections of mature cones of a ‘HBC 735’ hopplant; and

FIG. 6 illustrates a multiple of leaves of a maturing ‘HBC 735’ hopplant.

The colors of these illustrations may vary with lighting conditions and,therefore, color characteristics of this new variety should bedetermined with reference to the observations described herein, ratherthan from these illustrations alone.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The following description is based on observations made in during the2017-2020 growing seasons at Toppenish, Wash. It should be understoodthat the characteristics described will vary somewhat depending uponcultural practices and climatic conditions, and can vary with locationand season. Quantified measurements are expressed as an average ofmeasurements taken from a number of individual plants of the newvariety. The measurements of any individual plant or any group ofplants, of the new variety may vary from the stated average. Color codedesignations are by reference to the R.H.S. Colour Chart, 4th ed.,Copyright 2001, published by The Royal Horticultural Society of GreatBritain.

-   Ploidy: Diploid-   Sex: Female-   Use: Brewing beer and ale.-   Plant shape: Climbing bine, columnar growth.-   Yield: Average yield is expected to be approx. 2,800 to 3,300 pounds    per acre.-   Disease and pest resistance or susceptibility:    -   -   Powdery mildew.—Tolerant.-   Oil analytical characteristics (averages):    -   -   % Alpha acid (% cone weight).—15.2 to 16.0.        -   % Beta acid (% cone weight).—6.4 to 7.0.        -   % Cohumulone (% alpha acids).—26.5 to 27.0.        -   % Humulene (% of total oils).—13.5.        -   % Caryphyllene (% of total oils).—8.1 to 9.0.        -   % Farnesene (% of total oils).—0.2 to 0.8.        -   % Linalool (% of total oils).—0.4.        -   % Total oils (ml/100 g of cones).—2.2 to 3.6.-   Bine:    -   -   Bine color.—Yellow-Green 144B.        -   Stripe present.—Yes.        -   Stripe color.—Greyed-Purple 183C.        -   Stipule direction.—Up and Down.        -   Stipule color.—Yellow-Green 146B.        -   Average number of stipules per bine.—127.        -   Bine diameter.—8.9 mm at base; 9.4 mm at nine feet; and 5.2            mm at terminal end of eighteen feet.        -   Typical bine length.—663 cm.        -   Typical internode length (bine).—20.8 cm.        -   Typical internode length (lateral).—11.0 cm.        -   Average lateral length (on bottom third of plant).—74.1 cm.        -   Average lateral length (on middle third of plant).—74.5 cm.        -   Average laterals length (on upper third of plant).—38.4 cm.        -   Lateral density (on middle third of plant).—Medium (two            laterals per node).-   Leaf:    -   -   Arrangement.—Opposite.        -   Shape.—Palmate, Tripartite, Cordate.        -   Apex.—Acuminate.        -   Base.—Cordate.        -   Average length of mature leaf.—17.2 cm.        -   Average width of mature leaf.—16.6 cm.        -   Color of mature leaf upper surface.—Yellow-Green 147A.        -   Color of mature leaf lower surface.—Yellow-Green 147B.        -   Number of lobes.—1 to 5.        -   Margin.—Serrate.        -   Serrations per inch.—3 to 5 (typically).        -   Pose.—Up and Down.        -   Average petiole length (of mature leaf).—127.3 mm.        -   Average petiole diameter (of mature leaf).—4.5 mm.        -   Petiole color at base.—Yellow-Green 144B.        -   Venation.—Palmate.        -   Vein color.—Yellow-Green 144B.-   Cone:    -   -   Avg. length.—33.7 mm.        -   Avg. diameter.—18.6 mm.        -   Cone shape.—Ovate.        -   Bract tip color.—Yellow-Green 144A.        -   Bract base color.—Yellow-Green 149D.        -   Bract shape.—Orbicular.        -   Bract length.—15 mm.        -   Bract width.—12.7 mm.        -   Bract tip shape.—Cuspidate.        -   Bract tip position.—Curved upward and recurved-downward.        -   Bracteole color (lower surface).—Yellow-Green 145D.        -   Bracteole color (upper surface).—Yellow-Green 145C.        -   Bracteole shape.—Oval.        -   Bracteole length.—17 mm.        -   Bracteole width.—10 mm.        -   Lupulin glands shape.—Peduncutlated oblong polyps.        -   Lupulin glands number per cone.—Varies greatly — Moderate to            many.        -   Lupulin glands color.—Yellow 6C.        -   Time of flowering.—Mid to late July.

What is claimed:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Hop plant named ‘HBC 735’, substantially as illustrated and described herein. 